Second-tier LCD panel makers bracing for losses throughout 2010

Aug 13, 16:36

Taiwan-based second-tier TFT-LCD panel makers may not be able to report profits for any of the quarters in 2010 due to significant panel price drops and high inventory levels in the...

CMI lowers 2010 LCD monitor target shipments to below 40 million units

Aug 11, 15:48

Chimei Innolux (CMI), because of relocating assembly lines from southern China to other places in China, has downwardly adjusted its 2010 target shipments to below 40 million LCD...

Foxconn moving its desktop, printer and monitor production to Wuhan plant, says report

Newswatch - Aug 6, 16:13

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) recently signed a contract with the Wuhan government to move its desktop production lines, which can produce 68 million units each...

Quanta to benefit from new iMac launch

Jul 29, 13:07

As Apple has announced the launch of its new iMac all-in-one PC, Quanta Computer, the manufacturer of the device, is expected to see strong sales coming from the machine, according...

CMI unlikely to achieve LCD monitor shipment goal, claim sources

Jul 22, 16:22

Chimei Innolux (CMI) is unlikely to achieve its goal of shipping 43-47 million LCD monitors in 2010 or a shipment growth of 20-30% on year, as the company only shipped 15-16 million...

Global LCD monitor shipments to be flat in 2010

Jul 19, 12:19

The global LCD monitor market is expected to remain flat in 2010 due to weaker-than-expected demand in North America, Europe and China, according to sources with monitor branded ve...

Demand for large-size panels may turn weak in 3Q10

Jul 15, 11:59

Demand for large-size LCD panels may turn weak in the third quarter as retail channels in China still have a high level of panel inventory, sources with panel makers have warned.

LCD TV and monitor prices expected to increase 7-10% in 3Q10

Jul 15, 11:25

LCD TV and monitor brands are expected to increase their prices by 7-10% in July or August as depreciation of the euro plus limited panel price drops are already affecting their profits,...

Qisda, Tatung land LCD monitor orders from HP

Jul 6, 12:39

Qisda has won the most OEM orders, through intensive price competition among Taiwan makers, from Hewlett-Packard (HP) for LCD monitors to be shipped in 2011, and the orders were also...

G-Tech to establish 6G production line

May 27, 15:58

Taiwan-based optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai) Group, plans to establish a 6G production line and expects...

Monitor market may see no growth in 2010

May 20, 15:43

Global LCD monitor shipments in 2010 may stay flat on year, as the financial crisis in Europe continues to cause a depreciation in the euro and impacts market demand, according to...

Taiwan market: 2Q10 LCD monitor sales expected to fall 20-30% sequentially

May 18, 11:39

While LCD monitor retail prices in the Taiwan market have generally dropped to the lowest levels so far in 2010, the sales volume during the second quarter of 2010 is expected to...

Acer working with first-tier notebook makers on new devices

May 17, 14:12

Acer is expected to announce new products including smartphones, e-book readers, tablet PCs, netbooks and smart monitors by the end of this month (May) with notebook makers such as...

AUO forecasts 3D TV sales to reach 4-5 million units in 2010

Apr 23, 15:22

AU Optronics (AUO) is optimistic about 3D TVs in 2010 and expects global 3D TV shipments to reach 4-5 million units, according to company executive VP of global business unit Paul...

AUO panels for TV, notebook, monitor to be 100% LED-backlit in 2013, says VP

Apr 23, 11:25

AU Optronics' (AUO's) panels for LCD TVs, notebooks and LCD monitors will be 100% LED-backlit by 2013, according to the company executive VP of global business unit Paul Peng.

Hotron Precision monitor cable shipments reach global share of 50% in 2009, says president

Apr 21, 16:12

Hotron Precision Electrical Industrial shipped 84-85 million PC connector cables for LCD monitors, mostly to Taiwan-based makers Innolux Display and Qisda, in 2009, equivalent to...

Taiwan market: Softex Taipei helps boost LCD monitor shipments in March

Apr 14, 11:22

LCD monitor brands saw their shipments to the Taiwan market reach about 10% higher than original predictions in March due to demand generated by Softex Taipei, according to market...

Samsung claims lead in global monitor market in 2009

Apr 9, 10:37

Samsung Electronics has said it achieved its highest-ever market share for computer monitors last year, holding the number one position for the third consecutive...

LCD monitor panel prices in 2Q10 to hinge on supply of components, say Taiwan makers

Mar 24, 15:07

Although global demand for LCD monitors in the second quarter of 2010 is expected to decrease from the first quarter, prices for panels will remain unchanged or rise slightly if current...

Chimei Innolux shifting LCD monitor lines from southern China to western China

Mar 23, 14:43

Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) has begun shifting its capacity dedicated to annual ODM production of 7-8 million Hewlett-Packard (HP) LCD monitors at its factory in Shenzhen, southern...

Syncmold to see 20-fold increase in hinge shipments to all-in-one PCS in 2010

Mar 18, 14:33

Taiwan-based monitor hinge maker Syncmold Enterprise expects its shipments to the all-in-one PC segment will increase 20-fold from 100,000 units in 2009 to two million in 2010, according...

Taiwan maker Jean announces deal to sell LCD TV, monitor manufacturing business to China-based BOE

Mar 16, 10:15

Taiwan-based displays product maker Jean has announced a deal to sell its LCD monitor and TV manufacturing business to China's BOE Group for 290 million yuan (US$42.48 million).

Tatung Group to see growth in LCD monitor shipments in 2010

Mar 11, 15:54

The Tatung Group is expected to see a 20-30% on-year shipment growth in its LCD monitor OEM business in 2010, while the company's own-brand LCD TV business is expected to see shipments...

LCD monitor shipments increase 3.8% in 2009, says iSuppli

Mar 5, 16:37

Global LCD monitor shipments increased by 3.8% in 2009 to 176.5 million units, up from 170.1 million units in 2008, according to iSuppli.

AUO to ship 80% of monitor panels with LED backlights in 2012, says president

Feb 26, 16:47

AU Optronics (AUO) expects that LED-backlights will be featured in 80% of its LCD monitor panels and 65% of its TV panels in 2012, according to company president and CEO, LJ Chen.

Monitor and notebook panel prices up, TV panel prices flat in 2H February

Feb 22, 15:20

Prices of LCD panels for monitors and notebooks have increased for the second half of February, while prices for TV and netbook applications remain flat, according to latest pricing...

Shipments of top-5 LCD monitor vendors to grow in 2010

Newswatch - Feb 12, 14:53

The top-five LCD monitor vendors – Samsung Electronics, Dell, LG Electronics (LGE), Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer – are expected to see a 6pp growth in their total shipments...

Taiwan market: BenQ aims to become second largest LCD monitor vendor in 2010

Feb 8, 15:37

BenQ aims to become the second largest vendor in Taiwan's LCD monitor market with a 20-22% share in 2010 mainly through sales of its LED-backlit models, according to the company.

LCD monitor production highest in January since mid-2008, says DisplaySearch

Feb 2, 16:29

January LCD monitor production for top PC and monitor brands - about 85% of the market - was 12.5 million units, the highest level in more than a year, according to DisplaySearch...

Monitor vendors not to hike prices despite rising panel costs

Jan 27, 11:41

LCD monitor vendors in Taiwan have no plans to increase the prices of LCD monitors despite rising panel costs, fearing that raising their product prices will dampen sales during the...

Taiwan market: LCD monitor sales to stay flat in 2010

Jan 26, 15:08

About 1.3-1.4 million LCD monitors will be sold in the Taiwan market in 2010, the same as in 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

HannStar to outsource 80% of panels for own-brand LCD monitors in 2010, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 25, 15:42

HannStar Display is shifting more of its capacity to producing small- to medium-size LCD panels in 2010, and 80% of the panels for its own- brand LCD monitors will be purchased from...

Monitor panel prices up; TV and notebook panel prices flat in 2H January, DisplaySearch says

Jan 22, 16:31

LCD monitor panel prices for the second half of January have increased due to tight supply, while prices for TV and monitor panels mostly remain flat, according to latest pricing...